Beginning with the July 2014 bar exam, a new “linear equating” scoring system will be used — a method the Michigan Board of Law Examiners says will more accurately measure the competence of lawyer hopefuls.

Hundreds of Michigan prisoners automatically sentenced to life behind bars for murder as teens aren’t entitled to a new day in court, the Michigan Supreme Court said in a major decision that blocks one route to possible release but won’t be the final word.